Bill Text: TX HCR23 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Designating Llano as the official Barrel Racing Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-05-26 - Removed from local & uncontested calendar [HCR23 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HCR23-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Murr (Senate Sponsor - Buckingham) | H.C.R. No. 23 | |
| (In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2021; | ||
| May 17, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on | ||
| Administration; May 20, 2021, reported favorably by the following | ||
| vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 20, 2021, sent to printer.) | ||
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| WHEREAS, In recent years, the Hill Country community of Llano | ||
| has become known throughout Texas as a thriving center for the sport | ||
| of barrel racing; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The John L. Kuykendall Event Center and Arena | ||
| attracts a multitude of competitors and fans to the city, and the | ||
| Llano Chamber of Commerce estimates that the economic impact from | ||
| barrel racing exceeds $1 million annually; and | ||
| WHEREAS, From 2016 to 2020, the number of barrel races held at | ||
| the JLK Arena grew by 200 percent, with total annual race days | ||
| increasing from 50 to 120; approximately 150 events are slated to | ||
| take place in 2021, and the venue is also used for practice sessions | ||
| for several days each week; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Renowned as one of the safest barrel racing | ||
| facilities in Texas, the JLK Arena has been honored with a Justin | ||
| Boots Best Footing Award from the Women's Professional Rodeo | ||
| Association in recognition of the exceptional ground conditions at | ||
| its races; over the past five years, there have been only two | ||
| recorded incidents in which horses slipped and lost their footing | ||
| in competition, a remarkable record for a rodeo venue; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Barrel racing is a source of pride and prosperity | ||
| for the residents of Llano, and the city's efforts to showcase the | ||
| sport are furthering the rich rodeo heritage of the Lone Star State; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate Llano as the official Barrel Racing Capital of | ||
| Texas; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally | ||
| passed by the legislature. | ||
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